Tag: Government
KC Taxpayers Bail Out Misbegotten Jazz Festival
Although no one asked them whether they wanted to, Kansas City taxpayers shelled out at least $117,000 to bail out…
Post-Dispatch Reports McCaskill Russian Donation, Star Still Silent
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Sen. Claire McCaskill’s familyfoundation donated $873 to the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation and…
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Missouri Church in 7-2 Decision
Lost in the hubbub about the lifting of President Trump’s travel ban was a more far reaching Supreme Court decision on…
Did Kris Kobach Underestimate the Number of Illegals Voting in Kansas?
A comprehensive report released by the think tank, Just Facts, suggests that, if anything, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach…
St. Louis Nation’s 4th Worst City, Springfield 12th, KCK 49th, Wichita, KCMO, Topeka Unranked
A 24/7 Wall Street survey has fourth-place St. Louis being barely edged out by the likes of Detroit and Flint,…
First World News: KC Woman Without Hot Water for Two Weeks
Last week a Kansas City woman found a cricket in her Chinese take-out, and this week a woman has had…
Kansas City Neighborhood Makes America’s “5 Most Dangerous” List
Although Kansas City did not gain the top spot, it did earn an impressive fourth place in a feature titled,…
Feds Bust 35 Missouri Convenience Store Owners for Cigarette Smuggling
With the lowest cigarette tax on the nation, Missouri has become something of a Mecca for cigarette smugglers, all puns…
Darwin Award Awaits Man Who Burgled Home of Acting KCPD Chief
When Thomas Savage, 19, snatched those commemorative badges and KCPD anniversary rings, he may have sensed that he picked the wrong…
House Dems Help Nix New Kansas Tax
By a 68-53 vote the Kansas House rejected a plan to increase taxes, and the Democrats made it all possible. …
Columbia Man Uses Missouri Law to Sue Hershey Over Missing Reese’s Pieces
An arguably even greater waste of taxpayer money than Pvt. Manning’s makeover is a case in federal court involving the…
KU Police Wrap Up Investigation of Rape at Basketball Dorm, Refer to DA
As reported in the Daily Kansan, the University’s Public Safety Office has wrapped up its investigation into the alleged rape of…
Columbia Donut Shop Closes, Owner Blames MU Brouhaha
“Love you Columbia,” wrote Jason Brockman, owner of Strange Donuts, “but we gotta keep it moving.” “Effective immediately,” Brockman continued,…
Missouri Senate Candidate Tony Monetti Has Unusual Background
On Monday, May 8, Tony Monetti, a Republican from Warrensburg, will be announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on…
The Group That Calls Itself ‘Citizens For Responsible Government’ Challenges Downtown Hotel
On Friday, the Sentinel exposed how the Kansas City Star prefaces all articles about the watchdog group, Citizens for Responsible…
Star Takes Big-Spending KC-Based Boilermakers Union to Woodshed
To give credit where it’s due, the Kansas City Star has revisited the account books of the Kansas City, Kansas-based…
Prosecutors Charge North KC Teacher With Sodomy
Jackson County prosecutors charged James Green Jr., 52, currently a teacher and coach at Northgate Middle School in the North Kansas…
Nativity House KC: Philanthropy Gets Entrepreneurial
Strange but true: there are still organizations in the Kansas City area that work to assist people in need and…
No Joke: WSU Student Government Bans Libertarian Group For Support of First Amendment
University student governments are making parody difficult. On Wednesday of this week, the Wichita State University Student Government Association (SGA) refused…
Kansas Rep Lance Kinzer Featured in Best-Selling “Benedict Option”
In his New York Times review written on the day the book came out three weeks ago, David Brooks called…
Sedgwick County Claims to Have Responded to Trump Sanctuary EO
In an article posted this morning, the Sentinel shared the results of a recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) list of so-called “sanctuary”…
Finney County Convincingly Protests “Sanctuary” Label
In an article posted this morning, the Sentinel shared the results of a recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) list…
Star on Susan Rice Scandal: “Trump Steps Up Effort to Dispute and Distract on Russia”
If the reader needed just one headline to document the Kansas City Star’s unrelenting bias it would be the one…
Five Kansas Counties Go “Sanctuary,” None in Missouri
UPDATE: Finney County has protested its inclusion on the list and Sedgwick County claims it has begun to cooperate. In…